indirect quotation noun2 •An utterance in which one person states what someone else said, but framed as an object within a larger clause without quotation marks (when in written form) and sometimes, but not necessarily, repeating their exact words verbatim.She relayed his words as an indirect quotation: she said, "He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken."He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken; there are no quote marks in this sentence because it contains an indirect quotation. •A rate in foreign currency. formsindirect quotations
